Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received the 2023 annual report and 2023 audited financial statement from each State agency under the remit of his Department; and if not, the State agency that has yet to submit either their annual report and or financial statement to his Department, in tabular form. [26101/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Financial Reporting obligations of the aegis bodies under the remit of my Department are informed, as appropriate, by the relevant legislation underpinning the aegis bodies and also by the requirements of the 2016 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.

In relation to Financial Statements which have to be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), it is at the C&AG's discretion the order in which his Office audits the financial statements of State Bodies, including those under the remit of my Department.

There are currently 15 bodies under the aegis of my Department of which 14 are required to provide the Department with Annual Reports and Financial Statements - 4 commercial bodies, 8 non-commercial bodies and 2 regulatory bodies. The Mining Board is an Appellate body which comes under the aegis of my Department but as such it is not obliged to submit an Annual Report and Financial Statements.

The information for 2023 as requested by the Deputy is summarised in tabular format below.

**Eirgrid Financial Year is 1 October to 30 September.

*** Loughs Agency Draft Annual Report and Financial Statements have been received but have yet to be audited by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) and the C&AG.